Focus On Business: Sara Day Evans on Entrepreneurialism in Eastern Kentucky

Sara Day Evans of Midway is the founding director of Accelerating Appalachia, described on its website as a “nature-based” business accelerator. The idea is to support the growth of entrepreneurialism in areas like eastern Kentucky where the decline of coal mining and related businesses has cost middle class jobs and driven young talent out of the region in search of better opportunities.

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Sara Day Evans discusses "Accelerating Appalachia" and its role in supporting economic growth in depressed areas of Appalachia.